He is a former Member of the Estonian Parliament (Estonian Reform Party) and a former Minister of Entrepreneurship and IT.
As the Minister of Entrepreneurship and IT, he oversaw the development of the e-Estonia ecosystem, raised investments in cyber security and launched the 5G rollout. He promoted the Estonian startup ecosystem and collaboration in innovation between businesses and universities.
Andres is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank (the Central Bank of Estonia), Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Tartu University Foundation, and a member of the Advisory Board of AI&Robotics Estonia.
Prior to entering the politics, Mr Sutt has served as a member of the Board at Enefit, as the Head of Banking at the European Stability Mechanism in Luxembourg, and as a Senior Advisor to the Nordic-Baltic Executive Director of the IMF Board, in Washington DC. He has also served as a Deputy Governor, responsible for financial stability at Eesti Pank. Mr Sutt has 25 years of experience in restructuring and crisis management of the banking sector.
Mr Sutt holds a master’s degree in economics and finance (cum laude) from Tartu University in Estonia, and has studied management at INSEAD, France.